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Another Mitsubishi company, Mitsubishi Electric, builds the satellites that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches. They are independent companies; just yesterda
by axus 8y ago
Another Mitsubishi company, Mitsubishi Electric, builds the satellites that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches. They are independent companies; just yesterday, a Mitsubishi Electric-built satellite was launched on a Space-X rocket from Cape Canaveral:
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/11/15/spacex-launches-qatars-eshail-2-communications-satellite/ https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/11/15/spacex-launches-qatars...
Slightly related, during that launch it was funny how the video from the fairing rocket cut out while it's still in space, and a minute later video from the landing boat shows the rocket on the launch pad like nothing happened.